Gandzasar, 1999, 220 pp.

Translated into Eastern Armenian by Fr. Shaheh Hayrapetyan

This book is a collection of admonitory treatises, written and compiled in a separate book by Vardan of Aygek [Aygekc'i], a well-known Armenian Vardapet of the 12-13th centuries, at the request of the Armenian prince Baghdin. The collection begins with a brief confession of the Holy Trinity and a short prayer, addressed to Him. This introductory part is followed by a letter from Prince Baghdin to Vardan Vardapet and by Vardapet's reply to it. Then 20 treatises follow which are dedicated to virtues and vices, eschatological themes, such as death, hell, the Antichrist, Christ's Second Coming, Heavenly Jerusalem etc. The treatises are concluded by a beautiful prayer, which presents supplications for the whole Armenian nation and the entire world, and by a brief colophon, written by Vardan Vardapet himself.

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